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ISBE has officially posted a dyslexia resource page which includes Federal and State guidance regarding dyslexia, an MTSS document on best practices and a toolkit which includes information on screening tools, programs and research along with multiple links. http://isbe.net/spec-ed/html/dyslexia.htm

In February, Decoding Dyslexia Illinois joined hands with the Dyslexia Buddy Network, Dyslexia Action Group of Naperville, Peoria/Tazwell Dyslexia Awareness Network and Everyone Reading Illinois to form the Illinois Dyslexia & Literacy Coalition. We are focused legislative change for our children with dyslexia in Illinois schools.

It’s been a long road, but on January 13th the definition of dyslexia was officially put into the Illinois State Education Code. We hope that this is the first step toward change for students with dyslexia in Illinois. We need to continue to push our legislators for reading reform. We will not stop until we make changes in our teacher prep programs, mandate early screening and evidence based intervention and get our kids access to the assistive technology they need

On February 4th the BiPartisan READact HB3033 unanimously passed the Senate and House and is now awaiting the Presidents signature. This is the first bill that has ever specifically addressed Dyslexics. The Bill is a small step in a long process to catch early and support appropriately ALL Dyslexic students in our nation. Decoding Dyslexia MA joins other Decoding Dyslexia State groups and asks that you contact the President of the United States of America and ask him to Please